Kentucky Derby Trail: All Others

Well, we have our Top 23 Future Wager horses. Of course, old reliable “all others” is the morning line favorite, which every year provides bettors with the worst odds imaginable. But what if you matched the Top 23 with and second-tier group and see which group proves more successful and sends the most horses to the starting gate on the first Saturday in May.

Let’s give it a shot and see if the proven and heavily touted horses can outdo the so-called lesser accomplished horses.

Uh Oh Bango—Headed for Sunland Derby; stakes efforts last year were big

Sitting right behind this group are:

Boulder Creek—Defeated Ziggy's Stardust and now heads for Sham StakesPleasant Prince—Solid second to Ice Box in Gulf allowance; should improveOdysseus—Showed potential is game maiden victory in solid timeFirst Dude—Solid maiden victory at Gulfstream